| Number |
Date |
Topic |
Lecture Notes |
Reading |
| 1 |
8/23 |
KCL, KVL, Thevenin and Norton Theorems |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 1
Razavi's Book - Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
8/25 |
Two-port networks |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 1
Razavi's Book - Chapter 1 |
| 3 |
8/27 |
Large & Small-signal models - General concept |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 1
Razavi's Book - Chapter 1 |
| 4 |
8/30 |
Diode device structure, large-signal model & DC analysis |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 2
Razavi's Book - Chapter 2 |
| 5 |
9/1 |
Diode small-signal models and analysis |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 2
Razavi's Book - Chapter 2 |
| 6 |
9/3 |
MOS technology & terminal I-V behavior |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 6 |
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9/6 |
Academic Holiday. No Lecture |
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| 7 |
9/8 |
DC analysis of circuits with MOSFETs |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 6 |
| 8 |
9/10 |
DC analysis, continued |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 6 |
| 9 |
9/13 |
Small-signal model of MOSFET |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 6 |
| 10 |
9/15 |
CS amplifier - DC behavior |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3 |
| 11 |
9/17 |
AC (linear) model of CS amp |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 12 |
9/20 |
Voltage gain of CS amp (continued from previous class) |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 13 |
9/22 |
Terminal impedances of MOSFETs (low-freq.). Input and output resistance of CS amp |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 14 |
9/24 |
Using Gm, Rin and Rout to find gain of CS amp ("alternative method") |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 15 |
9/27 |
Examples using the alternative method for circuit analysis |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 16 |
9/29 |
Analysis of CS amp with source degeneration |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| 17 |
10/1 |
Analysis of CG & CD amplifier |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 3
Razavi's Book - Chapter 7 |
| |
10/4 |
Midterm Exam 1 |
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| 18 |
10/6 |
BJT regions of operation. I-V equations for forward active region |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 4
BJT notes |
| 19 |
10/8 |
DC analysis of circuits with BJTs |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 4
BJT notes |
| 20 |
10/11 |
BJT small-signal model. Voltage gain of CE stage |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 4
Notes |
| 21 |
10/13 |
BJT terminal impedances |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 4
Notes |
| 22 |
10/15 |
Emitter degenerated CE amp (Av, Rin, Rout) |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 5
Notes |
| 23 |
10/18 |
CB amps |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 5
Notes |
| 24 |
10/20 |
CC amps |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 5
Notes |
| 25 |
10/22 |
BJT amps cont. |
Lecture Notes |
Razavi's Book - Chapter 5
Notes |
| 26 |
10/25 |
Frequency response. Transfer functions |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
| 27 |
10/27 |
Complex numbers. Bode plots |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
| 28 |
10/29 |
Bode plots(Continued). Transistor Circuits Frequency Response |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
| 29 |
11/1 |
Procedure to derive the approximate transfer function directly from the circuit schematic. Miller's Theorem. Open circuit time constants |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
| 30 |
11/3 |
Frequency response of CE and CS amps |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
| 31 |
11/5 |
Frequency response of source degenerated and source follower amps. Frequency response of cascaded CS/CE amps |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 5
Razavi's Book - Chapter 11 |
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11/8 |
Midterm Exam 2 |
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| 32 |
11/10 |
Introduction to feedback. Properties of negative feedback |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 6
Razavi's Book - Chapter 12 |
| 33 |
11/12 |
Previous topic, continued. Brief introduction to positive feedback. |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 6
Razavi's Book - Chapter 12 |
| 34 |
11/15 |
Stability of systems with negative feedback |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 6
Razavi's Book - Chapter 12 |
| 35 |
11/17 |
Previous topic, continued (includes loop gain and phase margin) |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 6
Razavi's Book - Chapter 12 |
| 36 |
11/19 |
Examples: feedback and stability analysis |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 6
Razavi's Book - Chapter 12 |
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11/19 - 11/28 |
Fall Break |
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| 37 |
11/29 |
Introduction to CMOS logic. RC delay nodel for CMOS inverter |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 7
Razavi's Book - Chapter 16 |
| 38 |
12/1 |
Transistor sizing |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 7
Razavi's Book - Chapter 16 |
| 39 |
12/3 |
PDN and PUN design for complementary static logic gates |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 7
Razavi's Book - Chapter 16 |
| 40 |
12/6 |
Transistor sizing in combinational logic gates |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 7
Razavi's Book - Chapter 16 |
| 41 |
12/8 |
Review |
Lecture Notes |
Shanbhag's Reading Notes - Chapter 7
Razavi's Book - Chapter 16 |
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Final Exam |
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